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Cat Color Dilute


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Cat Color Dilute. Normally, when a cat has two copies of the dilution gene. The dilute modifier gene, symbolized as “dm”, is a gene in cats that alters or modifies the color of a diluted coat.

Dilute Calico Tabby Cat
Dilute Calico Tabby Cat from ar.inspiredpencil.com

Learn about the dilution of coat colour in cats, the genetic testing we offer and how to interpret. If a cat is dd the coat colour is diluted: The dilute modifier gene, symbolized as “dm”, is a gene in cats that alters or modifies the color of a diluted coat.

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Dilute Calico Tabby Cat

If a cat is dd the coat colour is diluted: Dilution is a recessive trait that lightens the color of a cat. In cats, it affects both eumelanin and phaeomelanin fairly equally. If a cat is dd the coat colour is diluted:

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